Unit 30, Task 6 - P6

Task 6

Creating graphics is a process of sketching designs and making new images for specific things. However even though it is just making images and developing graphics there is laws that need to be followed. Some of the laws include copy right, trademarks and intellectual property. All graphic designers play by the laws because it’s easier than getting sued for creating an image.

Copy right is a legal concept that is enacted by most governments to give original creators exclusive rights to their own work. This means that if a piece of work is granted with copy right then it is illegal for others to use for advertisement or any purpose really. Copy right is the most common and well known law for products and mostly everything has copy right and cannot be used unless it is sold by the original creator of the product.  There is limitations to copy right and some exceptions are made, for example students using images on their work, if the image is not being sold or being viewed by a wide range of people than the exception will be made.  The reason that copy right is used for the creators is so that their products can support them, if other people were allow to sell the image and use it then it wouldn’t be worth anything, copy right ensures exclusiveness to a creators product.

Another legal pitfall is trademarks. Trade marks help define and for products to be recognised by a specific symbol or image. Mostly ever products in the world have specific trademarks that define the business. They are used to claim exclusive properties of products or services.  However trademarks can be a legal issue themselves, if the creator had made the trademark offensive or it shows false advertisement then they will either have to change it, or it will be banned from usage.  Using another products trademark can give you some legal trouble, this is why this law is in place and it also helps the creators be noticed for their own work.

Intellectual property is a legal concept that is granted to creators of intellectual things and gives them exclusive rights that are recognised. Most of this includes musical, literary and artistic pieces, this means the creators have exclusive rights to their creation. It is also used for discoveries that are made and inventions, in some cases it is used for creators of words and symbols, but they all connect to copy right and trademarks. This law was put in place so creators get recognition for the work that they have done.